dig

verb (dig, digs, dug, digging); noun (a dig, digs)

«dig» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To dig is to make a hole in the ground, for example with a spade or with hands or paws. tree →
To dig something up is to get it out of the ground. tree →
A dig is a place where archaeologists dig to find old things. tree →
A dig can be a little poke, or an unkind remark. tree →
«Dig in» means start eating. tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: digging a length or a hole at a rate; holes dug; amount = rate × time. In science and history: archaeologists dig up fossils and old objects; worms dig tunnels. In everyday life: digging in the garden or at the beach. Phrases: «dig a hole», «dig up», «dig in», «dig deep» (try very hard).

Examples

He digs 2 m of ditch an hour. tree →
3 workers dug 12 holes. tree →
How long to dig 10 m? tree →
Each hole needs 1 tree. tree →
The dog dug a hole and buried its bone. tree →
We dug for treasure on the beach. tree →
Archaeologists dug up a Roman coin. tree →
Dinner's ready, dig in! tree →

Note

Past «dug» (not «digged»). Maths: a rate over time: amount = rate × time. Trap: more diggers dig faster, so the time goes down. Safety: never dig near cables or pipes without a grown-up.

In Jewish tradition

Digging wells was vital for survival in the dry land, and Isaac's servants dug wells that brought quarrels with neighbours. The prophets and psalms speak of digging a pit as a picture for plotting harm, and Ezekiel is told to dig through a wall as a sign.

Interpretation. Tradition sees Isaac redigging his father's wells as continuing Abraham's work, and the third well, Rehoboth, as a sign of peace. The pit dug for another is read as a warning that evil plans are aimed at the righteous but belong to the wicked.

Examples

And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. (Torah GEN.26.21, JPS 1917) tree →
And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water. (Torah GEN.26.19, JPS 1917) tree →
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. (Torah GEN.26.22, JPS 1917) tree →
For they have digged a pit for my soul. (Prophets JER.18.20, JPS 1917) tree →
Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. (Prophets EZK.12.5, JPS 1917) tree →
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to Thy law. (Writings PSA.119.85, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Past «dug» (not «digged»). Maths: a rate over time: amount = rate × time. Trap: more diggers dig faster, so the time goes down. Safety: never dig near cables or pipes without a grown-up.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «dig» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«dig» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «dig» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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